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Black History & Martin Luther King

Collection of Digital Content & Student Digital Activities

Black History &Martin Luther KingCollection of Digital Content & Student Digital Activities

Celebrating the lives of people who played a key role in our nation's history is so important!

MLK Picture Gallery

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Civil Rights March

People protested peacefully by participating in Civil Right's Marches led by Dr. King.
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Character Counts

Dr. King always thought that doing the right thing was important!
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I Have A Dream......

One of the most important speeches that Dr. King gave was given on August 28, 1963 in Washington, DC.
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Freedom Rides

Protesters sometimes took long bus rides called Freedom Rides as a way to draw attention to inequalities in Civil Rights.
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Pastor King

Martin was the son of pastor and became one himself after graduating from college.
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Famous Quotes

This is a quote taken from his legendary speech 'I Have A Dream".

Gallery of Influential Black Americans

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Frederick Douglass

(1818-1895) A former slave, Douglass became a leading figurehead in the anti-slavery movement. One of the most prominent African American leaders of the Nineteenth Century. His autobiography of life as a slave, and his speeches denouncing slavery – were influential in changing public opinion.
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Maya Angelou

American poet, writer and civil rights campaigner. Her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) was received to wide-acclaim, she redefined the genre of autobiography to promote a different perspective on Africa-Americans.
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Booker T. Washington

(1856 – 1915) was a leading African-American leader and intellectual of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He founded an educational establishment in Alabama and promoted a philosophy of economic self-reliance and self-improvement for the black population.

Great Digital Resources For The Most Influential Black Americans

Brain Pop Video: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Seesaw Activities Using BrainPop Video (click to enlarge)

History Channel Video "I Have A Dream" Speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IB0i6bJIjw

Gamify With One of the Fun Digital Formative Assessment Below! (...borrow from the many already created!)

With the options below, students can check their understanding following the History Channel video above!

Equality and Justice

Read the following article from national Geographic Kids on the life of Martin Luther king, Jr. It really is amazing to think about what can be accomplished when we choose to live our lives to help others!

Follow Up Activity For Equality & Justice Article

Padlet - Student can share three things they learned from this article.

Flipgrid - Talk about Dr. King and what they admire most about him.

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Flipgrid Lesson Idea (click to enlarge & read)
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Flipgrid Lesson Idea (click to enlarge & read)
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Flipgrid Lesson Idea (click to enlarge & read)

Create a Flipbook of Quotes or Facts Using Google Slides and Anyflip.com

Students can each use one slide from a Google Slideshow to create their own page in a class ebook. Students can add a photo to their slide with a famous quote over top of the image, or facts about their chosen important black American. Don't forget to ask students to include the link where they got the picture! (not from Google images, but the original website!) Export the Google slideshow into a pdf and then upload to Anyflip.com. This makes a beautiful electronic flipbook for sharing! Read these examples below.

Create a Timeline of Dr. King's Life Using Google Draw or Sutori...

Sutori - Is a free interactive digital timeline creator. Students can tell a story or create a timeline! This tool would be perfect for a history lesson. Teachers can use it to present content to the class, but even better, students can create and share with each other! Check out this example!

Check out eBooks from MyOn & Epic!

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Epic Read-To-Me Books
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Epic eBooks for Student Reading
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Epic Audiobooks

Epic Videos

Credits for support material for this newsletter...

Thanks to ISD194 DLS & Media Specialists under the direction of Digital Coordinator, Bri Buck, for gathering the list of digital formative assessments! Check out their work @ Digital Formative Assessments!